boom. >> i think agree. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." thanks for watching, everybody. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead, an overnight fires sent three people to the hospital and forced more than 60 people out into the cold. investigators looking into the cause. good morning, washington. it is tuesday, february 19. i am cynne simpson. >> i am scott thuman. braden have you along on this tuesday. we are on storm watch. wet weather is headed our way. meteorologist jacqui jeras. >> the storm is off to the west, but it is moving in. we are concerned about the wintry mix north and west of the d.c. metro. it is only a couple hours of opportunity for that to occur,

i think d.c. will hold off until 9:00 or 10:00. we will stay above freezing in d.c. 38 degrees. 36 at dulles, 36 in winchester, 26 in martinsburg. been forecast, warming up pretty quickly. -- the forecast. 38 by 9:00, 45 by noon, 50 degrees by 5:00. blustery conditions on the way. details on that coming up. first, jamee whitten. >> at the american legion bridge, very light volume and moving ok. traffic headed away from us into virginia. there's a broken-down car near the exit to the g.w. parkway. 270 southbound prior to 109, a

crash. you will find a little activity leaving frederick. on the b-w parkway, construction on northbound 295 the b-w parkway walking one lane. 95 in dale city, lanes open. >> a two on fire in manassas and two firefighters and residents to the hospital. -- a two-alarm fire. >> this was on lady jane. one resident was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation. two firefighters were transported for health issues. both of them dealing with high blood pressure. >> one firefighter was transported with high blood pressure. he is being transported for

observation. >> the richard cross is helping 60 people displaced because of the fire. preliminary damage is estimated at $300,000. the cause is under investigation. >> a developing story from south africa. double amputee olympic sprinter oscar pistorius has been charged with premeditated murder in the death of his girlfriend. prosecutors alleged that he shot 29-year-old reeva steenkamp four time through the bathroom door of his home last thursday. he looked grim and solemn as prosecutors described what happened. his lawyer says it was accidental. a bail hearing comes on the same day as a private memorial service for reeva steenkamp. two of his sponsors, nike and oakley have distanced themselves from him. nike says it has no plans to use him in an upcoming campaigns. >> opening statements set to begin today in the trial of a man accused of killing a largo

mother and daughter. jason scott faces first-degree murder and other charges in the death of ebony and delores dewitt. he's also suspected of killing another mother and daughter from a largo the earlier that year. is already serving a 100-year prison sentence on unrelated charges. >> grief counselors will be on hand at suitland high school as students more loss of a classmate. >> prince george's county police are trying to figure out who shot and killed a 15-year-old boy and why. the murder happened monday afternoon on 20th avenue in hillcrest heights. >> police combed the area for clues after receiving a call about someone on the ground. they found a 15-year-old boy dead. the victim is believed to have gone to suitland high school. authorities will say little else. investigators have some leads they're working.

nothing they want to share. >> residents of this neighborhood are shaken. >> it is never too bad around here. to see something like this happen is tragic. >> 911 call came in around 4:30. a neighbor is believed to have made the call. they're trying to find out if anyone heard anything or saw anything. some residents say this particular stretch is quiet and they have had few problems. >> i have never heard of anything really bad happening. >> neighbors are anxious to find out who would kill and whether or not they know the victim. >> i never see any kids hanging out around here. >> police are waiting to release more information about the victim until all of his family have been informed. conchita, abc 7. >> the supreme court could make the decisions today. one involves an affirmative-

action. the justices could rule whether to severely limit the use of race in admissions programs that colleges. and whether lawyers and journalists have a legal right to challenge the constitutionality in sucresecret government programs such as surveillance of non-u.s. citizens outside the u.s. the justices will also consider whether the sniff of a police dog on someone's porch requires a warrant. >> martha stewart and macy's in court. >> and walmart is blaming washington for hurting sales at its stores. linda bell joins us from bloomberg headquarters in new york to explain. >> wall street heading back to work after the presidents day holiday weekend. walmart continues to be on the watch list today after saying

february 5 was a disaster. executives blame the payroll tax issues and returns for low sales. family dollar stores, target and supermarket chains are encountering similar effects. microsoft is looking to change the face of e-mail. it is officially released in the final version of its outlook today. microsoft wants the old homtail users to use the new service. macy's is suing martha stewart's company. macy's claims it has an exclusive right to sell her brand of items including cookware and bedding.

researchers say make sure your home smells just write if you want someone to buy it. if you ever wanted to step foot inside barbie's dream house as a child, now you can. those stories in the next hour. linda bell reporting for abc 7 news. >> scott is smiling. >> my lifelong dream. >> i am looking forward to that. thank you, linda. barbie's dream house. it's 37 degrees. >> still to come, new information on the carnival cruise ships stranded at sea for days. what the coast guard says caused

>> yuka the weather was brutal here. check out these conditions in north dakota in grand forks. the cold is enough, but when you add the wind it makes the weather miserable. >> that wind really does you in. >> we have nothing to complain about around here. the been created and ground blizzard conditions at times. blowing all over the place.

what about around here? nothing exciting for snow lovers this week. a little wintry mix north and west of the metro by midmorning. only a few hours for that potential. overall, just looking at rain in the metro. rta degrees at this hour, 36 at dulles 41 in culpeper, 27 in frederick. your bus stop forecast, 37 degrees and cloudy at pickup. chance of showers by recess. greg the umbrella and put the boots on the kids. you will need the umbrella for the drop-off time at 50 degrees. the seven-day forecast in a few minutes. let's talk with jamee first. >> calm right now. a good time to get going. virginia 395, wide-open. 395 from the beltway, to and across the 14th street bridge, no problems in landmark.

virginia 95 northbound through stafford and the beltway, quiet. overnight construction on 95 in dale city has been picked up. looks good across the american legion bridge. there was a broken-down car. the broken-down car after the legion bridge is now gone. elway lanes are open. back to you. >> thank you. 37 degrees on this tuesday morning. >> family members are stunned to learn and a loved one was shot and killed by alexandria police. >> i told him i loved him and he said i love you. that was the last time i heard from my brother >> .

>> welcome back. two firefighters and residents were taken to the hospital after a two on arms fire at a manassas apartment building. flames broke out late monday at the apartments on lady jane. -- a two-alarm fire. a double amputee and olympic sprinter aus sarah burke restored as has been charged with premeditated murder in the death of his. -- oscar pistorius. he shot 29-year-old reeva steenkamp four time through his bathroom door. the bail hearing comes on the same day as her funeral.

investigators are looking for suspects in the murder of a suitland high school student. a 15-year-old boy was found sunday afternoon on 20th avenue in hillcrest heights if. officers have not release his name and are looking into what led to his debt. >> we are looking into what caused the engine room fire that disabled a carnival cruise ship in the gulf of mexico. a leak in the fuel oil return line sparked the fire according to the coastguard. it leapt 4200 people without power or control let's for five days. the ship arrived in mobile alabama last thursday. the investigation is expected to take six months. the latest on the flu outbreak, the virginia health department says flu activity has declined but it is still widespread. the most recent report found less than 4% of doctor visits where 4 flu-like illness.

that's down from six weeks ago. cdc says flu activity is still elevated nationwide but it is now trending downward. >> a news conference today in maryland to urge congress to find a way to avoid the sequester. it will take effect march 1 unless action is taken. delma county executive ike leggett, prince george's county detective rushern baker, and howard county's executive will speak to reporters today. they warn that the sequester would have a damaging impact on maryland's economy. virginia governor bob mcdonnell is also a warning about the effects of the sequester. he has written to president obama asking him to keep his campaign pledge to avert automatic spending cuts. bob mcdonnell says virginia would feel the cuts more than any other state because a bid setting concentration of military assets. >> family and friends are looking for answers after a former marine died in a police involved shooting in alexandria.

police went to a home on duke street on monday and ordered to investigate a domestic dispute. a witness told abc 7 news that when officers arrived, a man identified by family members as 30-year-old pat sellers had a gun and did not drop it. the witnesses then heard a gunshot and the man was dead. family and friends are stunned >> . it's like i'm dreaming. i am very numb. >> i know he did not cause any problems in alexandria. >> police say the officers involved in the shooting are on leave. detectives are piecing together what exactly happened. >> the mother of a toddler who was allegedly drowned by the father of its filing a lawsuit. the 16-month-old died in october during an unsupervised court- ordered visits with his father. the father was arrested and charged with murder. the boy's mother will hold a news conference today.

she will announce that she is suing the psychological professional group that determined the unsupervised visits would be safe. >> fairfax county supervisor expected to give his annual state of the county address tonight. will discuss what is working in the county, current challenges, and when he hopes to accomplish during the rest of the year. address starts at 7:30 p.m. in the community room of the west springfield governmental center. >> 39 days away for opening day. a lot of us are counting. they decided to take a special trip to our presidents day. >> washington tempers and lincoln, roosevelt and taft visited mount rushmore in south dakota as part of the road trip to promote the nationals and to film some video that will be used during baseball season. >> not a bad field trips. >> looks like they had a nice day for field trips. >> that's what i was thinking.

38 degrees is our temperature. most of us waking up to temperatures above the freezing mark. frederick is at 27, 32 in hagerstown, 26 in martinsburg. precipitation is delayed by about three hours. talked about midmorning or before that starts to move into the metro area. it's pushing into western maryland, very light. areas to west could seal wintry mix. by the noon hour, i think everybody will start to see just rainfall. a cold front is still back here. we have a big difference between the haves and have-nots. are temperatures will be very warm today ahead of the system if. we should make it up to about 50 degrees. by 8:00, the worcester pushing and from the west.

by the noon hour, mostly rain. is all be clearing out by late evening. we will see blustery and cold conditions behind it. tomorrow, windy and cold, 39 degrees. it will moderate a little. more wet weather by the end of the week. not snow. temperatures are kind of cold this week. how is traffic? >> quiet. thank you so much. tuesday morning, of to a good start. crossing the bridges, the 14th street bridge, coming from virginia off 395 heading into town, quiet. a good time. let's do that trip together. problems over the keyboard teddy roosevelt bridge, the chain bridge, the anacostia bridge. u.s. park police are not working any early problems. in maryland, outer loop, georgia avenue, travel lanes are open. out of kensington, connecticut avenue, cost to a good start

down to the beltway. around the beltway passed pennsylvania avenue towards the john hanson highway and the wilson bridge here. back to you. >> thank you. good news all around. 37 degrees now. >> the first lady opening up about what inspired her to get a new hairstyle. what she said. >> and on "katie" today, an interview with the legendary music executive clive davis. of what he says about the death of one of his biggest stars, whitney houston, and his reveal about his sexu

>> when it comes to the will baby watch, it is a big day. >> the duchess of cambridge will appear at a charity event in britain. she will make a visit to hope house to hear the stories of women suffering from substance abuse. it's part of kate middleton's charity. >> things are hitting a high note for black eyed peas singer fergie. she and her husband are expecting their first child. they have been married since 2009. first lady michelle obama joking about what exactly inspired her new hair cut. >> hear what she said with rachael ray.

>> this is my midlife crisis. i cannot get a sports car and they would not let me go bungee jumping. >> she revealed the banks at her 49th birthday. at more interview with great joy way at 10:00 tomorrow a.m. on abc 7. >> the bungee jumping versus the bangs. >> its a good look. >> 37 degrees. >> a major technology